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Dear friends,

Gardening season is getting started here in North Carolina and we’ll be posting a lot on farm activities, but most importantly on ancient medicine and household simplicity. Mrs. Michael and I will be posting family podcasts from the farm, answering questions and discussion subjects we are asked about.

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God bless your families,
William C. Michael
Academy Farm & Gardens

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Hippocrates on Modern Medicine

“Medicine has existed in its entirety for ages, possessing both a beginning and an established method, by means of which many and excellent discoveries have been made over a long period of time; and what remains will also be discovered, if an inquirer is competent and, being cognizant of the discoveries already made, conducts his…

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Military Meats

Recently, while listening to a talk on the profitability of wars, I was surprised to learn that one of the groups that gains the most from war was the “meatpackers”. The others were expected–ammunition makers, shipbuilders, bankers, investors, manufacturers–but meatpackers?

This article in the LA Times explains the connection, which you’ll find to be very relevant to modern nutrition.

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-desalcedo-military-meat-20150802-story.html


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Getting Started with Ancient Natural Philosophy and Medicine

In modern consumer society, most people have no idea what substances are in their bodies at any time because they consume complex products in a way that men never did in world history. When modern men read ancient texts in natural philosophy or medicine, they can’t comprehend what they’re reading or how it could be…

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Compost Time

Garden bed turned over, ready for compost. It’s time to get to work preparing garden soil for the Spring. Growing fertile soil is the most important part of responsible self-sufficiency, and we’re tempted to neglect it to rush ahead to cooler activities we’re interested in. We have to resist this temptation. On our farm, we…

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